What color is #B1A888?

#B1A888 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A888?

The RGB value is 177, 168, 136: 177 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A888?

The complementary color is #8891B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A888 color

#B1A888 rgb(177, 168, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1A888 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.9% green and 53.3% blue (177, 168, 136).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#B1A888 color codes

HEX	`#B1A888`
RGB	`rgb(177, 168, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, -2.03, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 17.85, 96.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.578, 39.131, 28.914)`
Decimal	`11643016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A888, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B1A888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B1A888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a888; }
.text { color: #b1a888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 168 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a888, #a6b188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B1A888?: #B1A888 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A888?: The RGB value is 177, 168, 136: 177 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A888?: The complementary color is #8891B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.